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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1883
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FUNDATION, n. Sc. form of Eng. foundation. The normal Sc. term is Found. For the vowel cf. Funtain, Muntain.Per. 1883 R. Cleland Inchbracken xxii.:
Isna Mester Dowlas comin' to haud the meetin,' an' lay the fundation o' the new Kirk?
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"Fundation n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088816>
